Auricular acupuncture therapy on patients with malignant clinical observation of Intractable Hiccup.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Auricular acupuncture therapy on patients with malignant clinical observation of Intractable Hiccup Keywords:] malignancy, intractable hiccups, ear acupuncture therapy Cancer patients in the radiotherapy and chemotherapy, often during or after the end of intractable hiccups, seriously affecting their quality of life. Clinical often used intramuscular metoclopramide, anisodamine, oral decoction of Chinese medicine and acupuncture point injection therapy .2003 2 In June May -2006, the author of intractable hiccups treatment of malignant ear achieved satisfactory results, are reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information 62 patients are from hospital Oncology and Integrative Medicine Section, using random table method according to the 62 patients randomly divided into treatment group and body acupuncture ear acupuncture group. Auricular acupuncture group, 32 patients, 20 males and 12 females , aged 40 to 70 years (mean 57.31 + -6.54) years, duration of 1 ~ 3 d, the average (1.65 + -0.62) d, 19 cases of gastric cancer, lung cancer in 6 cases, 5 cases of esophageal cancer, liver in 2 cases. body acupuncture group of 30 patients, 19 males and 11 females, aged from 45 to 74 years (mean 59.97 + -6.97) years, duration of 1 ~ 3 d, the average (1.60 + -0.64) d, 15 cases of gastric cancer, lung cancer 8 cases, liver in 3 cases, 4 cases of esophageal cancer patients .2 gender, age, duration and other general data were statistically no significant difference (Pgt; 0.05), comparable. 1.2 Diagnosis and exclusion criteria All patients had histologic or imaging diagnosis based on a clear primary focus, and are in the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) staging of the development of TMN Ⅱ ~ Ⅳ period, continued to hiccup more than 24 h, uh, sound or high or low, free to stop 30 ~ 60 min after the rise again, for serious audio uh, no gap, around the clock. Excluded from the age of 70 years or older, a sense of d